Panning For Gold Is A Money-Making Hobby
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There’s nothing great about spending an afternoon knee deep in ice-cold water sifting through dirt and rocks, unless your hobby is searching for gold. That’s what Nathaniel Burson does. What started as a childhood obsession in Arizona became a bona fide money-making business when Nathaniel realized he could turn his hobby into cash.
“You have to know your area,” says Nathaniel. “The key to finding gold is knowing that it’s 19 times heavier than water and 5 times heavier than anything else in the river.” Still, don’t be expecting to find large nuggets of gold on your first try. Nathaniel says it’s a lot like fishing for trout, which is more about the experience than the meal. And just like fishing, you’ll want to search in places where gold has been found before. Mountain rivers and streams are a great source, especially in crevices and along embankments.
Why does Nathaniel offer advice on something so potentially profitable? In a nutshell, it’s his business. His website, wheregoldis.com, draws hundreds of hits monthly. He has 20 to 30 videos that show people how to search for gold and the type of equipment they need to do it. “This site is a good way to help people make money on a really unique hobby,” Nathaniel says. “At the same time, I’m building a business and a database that started with two other unique websites, howtodrillawell.com and easiestgarden.com.”
Nathaniel says prospecting nowadays isn’t a get rich quick proposition, but it certainly can put extra cash in a bankroll. He has found about $2,500 in gold in the past year. “People spend countless hours fishing beautiful mountain streams and return the fish to the water. If someone spent the same amount of time searching for gold, they might find hundreds of dollars worth of gold.”
Nathaniel says novice gold seekers must start out with a couple of gold pans that are used for sifting. They cost $10 to $15 each. When you have panning methods down, you can use advanced equipment such as screens, buckets and a sluice. A sluice, usually made with a ripple layer of blue miners moss and ribbed carpet to trap gold at the bottom, catches gold and separates it from other sediment.
Early sluices, dating back to 1848 when gold was discovered in California, were made of wood. These days, they’re made of metal, which allows you to sift through more material at once. Nathaniel says, “The better the equipment you have, the more efficient your search becomes. And you also get to visit some of the most beautiful parts of the United States.”
Nathaniel says most mountain streams in California, Colorado, Montana, Alaska, Arizona and even northern Georgia are good places to search. “It’s a great way to spend time outdoors and enjoy nature,” Nathaniel says, “but don’t quit your day job.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Nathaniel Burson, Where Gold Is, 10758 Hwy. 155 S., Big Sandy, Texas 75755 (orders@wherethegoldis.com; www.wheregoldis.com).
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Panning For Gold Is A Money-Making Hobby MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous There’s nothing great about spending an afternoon knee deep in ice-cold water sifting through dirt and rocks unless your hobby is searching for gold That’s what Nathaniel Burson does What started as a childhood obsession in Arizona became a bona fide money-making business when Nathaniel realized he could turn his hobby into cash “You have to know your area ” says Nathaniel “The key to finding gold is knowing that it’s 19 times heavier than water and 5 times heavier than anything else in the river ” Still don’t be expecting to find large nuggets of gold on your first try Nathaniel says it’s a lot like fishing for trout which is more about the experience than the meal And just like fishing you’ll want to search in places where gold has been found before Mountain rivers and streams are a great source especially in crevices and along embankments Why does Nathaniel offer advice on something so potentially profitable? In a nutshell it’s his business His website wheregoldis com draws hundreds of hits monthly He has 20 to 30 videos that show people how to search for gold and the type of equipment they need to do it “This site is a good way to help people make money on a really unique hobby ” Nathaniel says “At the same time I’m building a business and a database that started with two other unique websites howtodrillawell com and easiestgarden com ” Nathaniel says prospecting nowadays isn’t a get rich quick proposition but it certainly can put extra cash in a bankroll He has found about $2 500 in gold in the past year “People spend countless hours fishing beautiful mountain streams and return the fish to the water If someone spent the same amount of time searching for gold they might find hundreds of dollars worth of gold ” Nathaniel says novice gold seekers must start out with a couple of gold pans that are used for sifting They cost $10 to $15 each When you have panning methods down you can use advanced equipment such as screens buckets and a sluice A sluice usually made with a ripple layer of blue miners moss and ribbed carpet to trap gold at the bottom catches gold and separates it from other sediment Early sluices dating back to 1848 when gold was discovered in California were made of wood These days they’re made of metal which allows you to sift through more material at once Nathaniel says “The better the equipment you have the more efficient your search becomes And you also get to visit some of the most beautiful parts of the United States ” Nathaniel says most mountain streams in California Colorado Montana Alaska Arizona and even northern Georgia are good places to search “It’s a great way to spend time outdoors and enjoy nature ” Nathaniel says “but don’t quit your day job ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Nathaniel Burson Where Gold Is 10758 Hwy 155 S Big Sandy Texas 75755 orders@wherethegoldis com; www wheregoldis com
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